Composting
40% of the US food supply is wasted every year, this equates to 80 billion pounds, or $161 billion wasted.
Source: RTS
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO HELP STOP THIS ISSUE
Composting was ranked as the No. 3 action item out of 80 in terms of mitigating the climate crisis as it is expected to reduce at least 70 gigatons of carbon emitted.
Composting was ranked as the No. 3 action item out of 80 in terms of mitigating the climate crisis as it is expected to reduce at least 70 gigatons of carbon emitted.
Source: Project Drawdown
In collaboration with Wastefuel from the Youth Advisory Board of the Children's Trust South Region, we compost at Palmetto to reduce our food waste-related emissions and teach students sustainable habits.
Want to compost but don't have space or time? No worries! Here is a list of composting sites where you can drop off your food scraps that we have compiled for you.
Want to compost but don't have space or time? No worries! Here is a list of composting sites where you can drop off your food scraps that we have compiled for you.
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